Or, I assume most people are like me. I would prefer to get together with my freinds and watch games. That would be awesome….except that rarely happens. I have family and community obligations, and my freinds have family and community obligations. My wife nor children care about a regular season baseball game. I have got an hour of free time while I watch baseball? What’s wrong with dialing up Twitter to see what the baseball (or sports) universe is talking about?

I was slow to get on the Twitter bandwagon but I’m glad I did. It’s because I have freinds, life, hobbies, and interests that I am on Twitter, not the because I lack them.

and shameless plug. I’m @outsideinKS19

]]>By: APBA Guyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165412
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:30:56 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165412I can see the value for professionals-it gets a message out and generates brand awareness, plus, they might intercept a thread they can use in their revenue generating endeavors. And for the average guy, following a certain number people can be fun and informative.

Too many people cross a line on it, when you see people at social situations with their phone out, scrolling down, ignoring or barely aware of the real people around them. Part of it is “look at me”, and part of it is “I have to do this or my inbox will be swamped”.

]]>By: nategearharthttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165411
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:30:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165411So all the Twitter haters are chiming in. It’s funny to me that they choose to laugh at Twitter-ers “lack of life and friends, and crashing the sportswriters’ party” in the comment section of a sportswriter’s blog.
]]>By: ricofoyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165397
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:09:56 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165397Because you have no one else. It beats talking to yourself, right?
]]>By: yankeesgamedayhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165393
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:02:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165393Half of the Twitter population falls into that category and the other half are bloggers, sports writers and advertisers looking for click throughs. And don’t forget, the vast majority of sports writers you might follow are really just trying to impress each other and you’re just eavesdropping on their conversations.
]]>By: jeffhinkhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165390
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:56:57 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165390I’d rather go through the game with them than you.
]]>By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heywardhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165377
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:37:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165377I never avoid twatting. Wait, what are you talking about? Oh, that’s how you got that rash.
]]>By: ricofoyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165375
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:35:34 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165375Tweet this. I guess Twitter is fun if you’re all by your lonesome watching a game and all your “friends” consist of strangers chiming in with their own inane opinions and unwitty comments of what you’re already seeing with your own two eyes.
]]>By: yankeesfanlenhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165374
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:24:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165374Twitter is fun. Kind of like a laugh track during games, but in a good way.

Actually, if you use it analytically most beat writers and bloggers are there all at once and you get some good interpretations of the plays. Then there are a few civilians that add levity.

My favorite is “FakeJohnSterling”.
“The Hebrew home in Riverdale is like a college campus……those old folks like their weed”

]]>By: Chris Fiorentino's Rashhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/#comment-165372
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:18:28 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165372For those of you that just refuse to go with the herd or you might even have Ornithophobia, I recommend RSS feeds as an alternative.

I personally like rss, for the most part I can avoid the “twatting” and stick to written words that people think about before publishing. (for the most part)